Chapter 46
ⴰⵏⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⵉⵣⵔⵓⵚ
Quick Answer
ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⵓⵎⵉⵔⵓ ⴰⴳⴷⴰⵍ ⵉⵣⵔⵓⵚ ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ. ⴷⴰⵙⵖⵓⵍⵓ ⴷⴰⵙⵓⵏⵙⵓⵏⵓ ⵏⵉⵡⵏⴰ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵀ ⴷ ⴰⵙⵏⴰⵡⴰⵍ. ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴰⵙⵖⵓⵍⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⴰⵙⵉⵏ. ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴰⵙⵖⵓⵍⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵏⵙⵓⵏⵓ. ⵓⵙⵓⴽⵓⵏ ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⵉⵙⵎⴰⵙⵉ ⴷ ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⴽⵓⵏ.
Key Concepts
- 知足
- 无道
- 有道
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 46, "ⴰⵏⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⵉⵣⵔⵓⵚ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/46/
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祸莫大于不知足，咎莫大于欲得。故知足之足，常足矣。
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Amezruy Ameqqran
ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?
ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⵓⵎⵉⵔⵓ ⴰⴳⴷⴰⵍ ⵉⵣⵔⵓⵚ ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ. ⴷⴰⵙⵖⵓⵍⵓ ⴷⴰⵙⵓⵏⵙⵓⵏⵓ ⵏⵉⵡⵏⴰ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵀ ⴷ ⴰⵙⵏⴰⵡⴰⵍ. ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴰⵙⵖⵓⵍⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⴰⵙⵉⵏ. ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴰⵙⵖⵓⵍⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵏⵙⵓⵏⵓ. ⵓⵙⵓⴽⵓⵏ ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⵉⵙⵎⴰⵙⵉ ⴷ ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⴽⵓⵏ.
D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?
ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⵓⵎⵉⵔⵓ ⵉⵙⴽⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ, ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵉⵍⵓⴳⵏ ⵏⵉⵡⵏⴰ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵏⵏⴰ. ⵉⴷⴰⵡⵉ ⵏⵉⵡⵏⴰ ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⵉⵎⵓⵙⵉ ⵏⵉⵡⵏⴰ, ⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵉⵍⵓⴳⵏ ⵏⵉⵡⵏⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⴽⵓⵏ. ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴽⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵎⴰⵙⵉⵏ ⵏⵉⵡⵏⴰ.
Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?
ⴰⴷⴷⵓⵔ ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⴽⵓⵏ, ⴰⴷⴷⵓⵔ ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙⵖⵓⵍⵓ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔⵓ. ⴰⴷⴷⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⴽⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴽⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵎⴰⵙⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⵏⵏⴰ, ⴰⴷⴷⵓⵔ ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴰⵙⵖⵓⵍⵓ ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ.
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